[MAN. UTD.-CHELSEA HIGHLIGHT REEL] For a 1-1 game, decided in a shootout, Wednesday's UEFA Champions League final was jammed pack with excitement. Manchester United looked to run away with the game in the first half, but Chelsea came back and had the momentum in the second half. The overtime produced ... Read the whole story

[MLS] Toronto reversed its second loss of the season and plunged D.C. deeper into the depths by beating United, 1-0, at BMO Field Wednesday night on a rain-slickened surface perfect for slide tackles but not so conducive to sharp soccer. Read the whole story

[MLS] Two new names will appear on the San Jose roster for Thursday's reunion match against Houston (ESPN2, 10:30 p.m. ET), but neither is the big name its fans are hoping for. Yet both have won league titles. Read the whole story

[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] In the last major test for U.S. Olympic men's hopefuls, the U-23s fell to Turkey, 3-2, Wednesday in the opening game of the Festival Espoirs International in Toulon, France. Read the whole story

[AMERICANS ABROAD] The Scottish Premier League will be decided Thursday when Celtic plays at Dundee United and Rangers is at Aberdeen (TV: Setanta pay-per-view, live, 2:45 pm ET). It comes three days after Rangers pulled even with Celtic thanks to a 3-0 win over St. Mirren that saw American DaMarcus ... Read the whole story

[OFF THE POST] Diego Maradona scored "with the hand of god," while Kaka shows off his undershirt that proclaims, "I belong to Jesus." Soccer and religion go back many years. One of the attractions for Euro '08 visitors in Vienna next month will be the "Fu&#223;ball und Religion" exhibition at ... Read the whole story

San Jose looks for its first win at home when the first-year Earthquakes host the two-time defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo on Thursday. A win for Houston will jump the Dynamo into first place in the Western Conference. For all of this week's MLS action on television ... Read the whole story

I don't know what to say, I thought we would lose when I missed. I thought it would be the worst day of my life, but the lads believed and we won it even despite my miss. I'm very proud of them. The penalties are a lottery. I think we deserved it because we played better in the whole game. Now it's the happiest day of my life." -- Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo who scored the opening goal of the European Champions League final, which ended in a 1-1 tie and went to a penalty kick shootout. Ronaldo's penalty kick ...More